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Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of time management trainings on occupational performance, depression, life quality and coping stress of mothers of disabled children. Materials and Method: 20 mothers of disabled children were included. A group of 10 mothers were given 2-hours time management training while test group of 10 mother were observed without interference. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used to evaluate the pre-training and post-training activity performance, Beck Depression Inventory to measure depression level, The Short Form Health Survey to evaluate quality of life, The Ways of Coping Questionnaire for ways of handling stress, and Time Management Inventory were used to measure time management. Results: Significant changes were observed in the study group in time planning, saving and spending areas, meaningful differences were seen in physical functions, pain, vitality, mental health, optimistic approach and submissive approach parameters of coping with stress, occupational performance and satisfaction points (p<0.05). On the other hand, no significant difference were found in the analyzed parameters (p>0.05). conclusion: Time management affects daily life activities, depression, quality of life and coping with stress of mothers of disabled children. Further researches must be planned

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